Acne by Brian Simonis

Several years ago, there was a ground breaking study which never made any headlines. The results showed that two islands of people who do not consume any "civilized foods," had absolutely no acne whatsoever, including their adolescence.

The civilized foods they never eat of interest are sugars, refined grains and starches.

Of course, here it's almost impossible to avoid these foods--the temptations are everywhere.

So here's a list of items which will significantly minimize it, even enough for complete eradication.

The first item is the most important, which is a special probiotic. The gut microflora ultimately determines how steroid hormones will be balanced out. The environment of intestinal microflora determines the expression of steroidogenic enzymes and supplementing with the correct probiotic (shown below) will significantly blunt the androgentic variety that are responsible for acne and also cut down on inflammation.

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While there's a whole of host of supplements that would help in areas, this product below is a terrific soap. A lot acne is in part created by a species of mites, such as demodex. This soap contains ingredients like seabuckthorne oil which decrease the mite populuation and prevent the ensuing breakouts.

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This one here is pretty important, called EGCG or the principle gallate from green tea. When taken with a meal, especially one that isn't good for the skin will reduce the amount of circulating insulin growth factor-1. When a refined carbohydrate is eaten, levels of IGF-1 increase, which further increases DHT, a hormone that causes excess production of sebum or skin oil production. At the same time, insulin growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) is decreased, which is needed in adequate supply to shed out skin layers. When they do not shed fast enough, this exacerbates existing acne. EGCG helps normalize these levels during dietary indulgence.

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I can think of many others, but these three should be enough. While it's not easy to reduce refined carbohydrates, cutting out pasteurized milk and cereals would be the most critical target for success. If raw, unpasteurized, grass-fed milk is available, then that is okay--it's actually great for the skin.

The types of oil her family cooks with is another important factor in the health of her skin. If vegetable oil or canola oil is used in their cooking, it will raise enzyme levels of 5-alpha reductase, which will increase her skin oil. Oils to use that do the opposite are coconut oil and red palm oil. Neutral oils with no negative effect are olive oil. Also avoid the seed oils, which tend to have a very high omega-6 fatty acid content.

One way to neutralize the negative effects of oils in the diet, which are unavoidable if processed food is eaten is taking Borage oil. This is an option, but a good one. It's loaded in Gamma Linoleic Acid (GLA), which prevents the formation of arachadonic acid. Arachadonic acid is a powerful inflammation creator. When Omega-6 to Omega-3 fatty acid ratio becomes unhealthy, this is when inflammation can get out of hand.

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If she's a very tough case, there are other items of interest such as Lactoferrin and Pantethine (Coenzyme A).

This should do it, and she'll probably notice some other benefits along the way that she never intended for.